OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES WITH MANAGED CONNECTIVITY

摘要

An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces).

主权项

1. An optical adapter block assembly comprising:
(a) an adapter block defining a plurality of ports, the adapter block defining a plurality of apertures associated with the ports; (b) a plurality of contact assemblies disposed in the apertures of the adapter block so that portions of each contact assembly extend into an interior of the adapter block; (c) a circuit board arrangement having a first side and a second side, the first side including circuit board components and the second side being configured to seat on the adapter block, the second side also being configured to electrically connect to the contact assemblies disposed in the apertures of the adapter block; and (d) a cover configured to seat on the first side of the circuit board arrangement, the cover being attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover.